confused

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Registered: 09-11-2003
confused
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Fri, 09-19-2003 - 7:21am
I have a pretty regular cycle of about 28 or 29 days. I charted my temps. for a few months awhile back just to figure out the days when I'd ovulate. At the time, I wasn't ready to get pregnant. I just wanted to see when I'd ovulate. Last month, my period came a few days late (and was a littl heavier than normal). I bought and ovulation kit b/c I wanted to start trying this month and thought this would make things easier. I am now on day 15 and nervous b/c it hasn't come up postive. Should I be concerned that I possibly am not ovulating?
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Registered: 05-05-2003
In reply to: musicteacher2003
Fri, 09-19-2003 - 7:58am


It is not at all unusual to ovulate later than day 15. A lot of people on this board O later, into the 20's in common and some even later. You didn't say what day you thought you ovulated when you charted before? Also even if you O'd earlier before, your O day can vary considerably from cycle to cycle, and thats not a problem, it just means you need to use things like the OPK to know what it is each cycle. SO try to be patient. Are you also charting now? If so, that will help verify when you O. One more thing- OPKs don't work for everyone because to get a positive you have to meet the level of LH they measure. If your LH surge is lower, it won't show as a positive, but you could still be ovulating. That's one reason that charting helps.

Good Luck!

Vicki